Dodge City times., 1887-08-18

ness and joy unnerved him for his lit
tie scheme. If it should fail, how
should he dare look them in the face
again?
Suddenly Bessie looked up. ''It's
late,'' she said-'It's dreadful late for
the sewing society,"
When they we're alone Elisha said:
"You've done it!-you've gone and
done it! In Eve minutes every word Of
what we We said will be all over this
village. Yes, and all the state of Con-
necticut. Dun it! say, Amasa, this
isn't right!'
why? Don't you have any fears.
Suppose they do tell of your millions;
it will give you credit"
"Ah, yes, yes! but they will be after
me for my money Elisha straitened
himself up very stiffay, and buttoned
his coat over his chest very firmly, as
if to impress upon his brother the fact
that he wouldn' { let them have cent
not one cent-if they did.
"Well, don't say it isn't so, any
way" whispered Amasa, and led Eli
sha to his room, where that great and
good philanthropist and millionaire lay
down upon sofa and took comforta-
bic nap.
For week East Chesterville was in
a condition of ferment. The erection
of Elisha Snow in the form of a mil
lionaire, after having departed twenty
years before with a reputation for un-
conquerable laziness, and an ability
only for imbibing hard cider, was
enough to shake the whole county to
its center. Then his magnificent be-
quest-the town library building. the
new organ, raising the minister's sal
ary, proposing to establish Home for
Incurable Idiots-for poor Elisha
found he could not stop promising
when he had once begun, and his plan
to build a new gymnasium, skating
rink, winter bath, all combined, for
the young people, made him at once
the idol of the town.
Mawley, the mill owner, met Amasa
one day in the street. "See here" he
said, 1--WE told Slayton to let up on
you. You and l were always old
friends. Pay up the interest on that
mortgage any time you please. By
the way, I'm tired Of Slayton. He's
bounded you, when you were down, in
darned mean way. I'm sick of Slay-
ton. I'll send you round retainer TO-
morrow of FIVE hundred dollars in a
case I've got against some Providence
people. Big case-big money in it.
How's your brother-pretty well, |
hope. Those California magnates are
all coming east, l hear. Think your
brother would like to put any money in
my mill? A big chance now. l don't
need the money, but it don't pay to
keep all your eggs in one basket.
How's Bessie? Good Morning
"Mr. Mswley, one moment. You
don't let up on me and send me this
lawsuit because Elisha is millionaire,
do you?"
20, no, no, no! My dear fellow, no,
no! Why, what an idea! By the way,
l never favored the breaking off that
match-my son and Bessie. Good-day."
Amasa Snow got round behind the
fence, laughed and shook until the
entire fence, and laughed and shook
with him. His little scheme is work.
ing well. One needs very little cap
ital in this world if one can only OBJ
tain its credit. That week
and the next he had retainers sent him
from several neutrality-suspicious. in a
wealthy manufacturing town. He had
the foreclosure.su discontinued, paid
Mawley his interest, got his mortgage
extended indefinitely. What is more,
his business picked up 50 that he paid
q large sum on account all around
among the creditors. They all said,
elisha is doing it for him. He
painted and re. furnished the old Snow
house. He ran slightly into debt in
doing it, but his girls had some new
clothes sent them from New York.
He donned new suit of broadcloth,
and-he was happy. He was on his
feet. Slayton was utterly nonplussed.
In vain the willy practitioner went about
spreading doubts as to Elisha's having
any money whatever. ''Why don't he
buy that organ?' he kept saying, until
people began to wonder why indeed. "a
As soon as the rumor spread about